Reinforcing-stay for paper boxes and the like articles.



v 0. W. LEWIS; RBINFORGINGISTAY FOR PAPER BOXES AND THE LIKE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1908- 905,335. Patented Dec. 1, 1 908.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application flled'iunefi, 1908. Serial No. 436,231.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Reinforcing-Stays for Paper Boxes and the Like Art c es, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanym drawings.

This invention has for its object the pro- VlSlOIl of an,inexpensive stay for reinforcing and stifi'enin paper boxes, cartons, crates, mailing boar s, and the likearticles. The

said stays are specially desirable for use withv b paper boxes, or boxes made wholl art to orin of cellularboard, which are esigne carry heavy loads, and said stays are de-.

signed to be applied to such boxes ator near the edges or angles thereof, and particularly, at the points most likely to be cut by the bindin string, or otherwise crushed.

In t e accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an outer face view of one form of stay embodying my present invention and Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3'is a longitudinal, central, sectional, view of the same. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of a box or cover havingreinforcing stays of my improved form secured thereto. Fig. 5 is a relatively enlarged, sectional, view of a ortion of the side and bottom of a box, i lustrating one manner of attaching the stay to the box. Fig. 6 is an outer face view of a stay made of wires, and Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the same taken on line 7-7. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view of a stay in which a single cord is utilized.

My saidstay consists, essentially, of a strip of strong and preferably stifi' material, (of which wood is anexcellent example) having secured thereto a cover and binding strip end portions extend beyond the stay proper and are preferably coated with adhesive material, so

that the combined stay. and cover may be While I prefer to use strips of wood for my described stays I may use, with satisfactory results, in many-instances, strips of cardboard or tin, or I may use one or more wires or stout cords; the same'bein secured in place on the box, or box-board, y cover sheets, as above described.

In the annexed drawings the letter an indicates a strip of wood, or other material suitable for use as a stay and b indicates a cover strip, or sheet, of aper or cloth of such size that its sides, and preferably its ends, extend beyond the stay a; said extended portions being coated with adhesive material adapted to be'moistened and stuck upon the ox, cover or board to be reinforced and stiffened. The adhesive material may be alpplied to the said extensions at, or prior to, t e time when the stays are to be thus stuck upon the box or board. If the adhesive is applied at the time .the cover strip is first secured to the stay, then it is only necessary to moisten the gummed extension and press it down firmly u on the box .or board whenever it is desire to use said stays may be located u on the box or boxboard as here illustrated or they may be applied in various other ways as, for example,

- engthwise or transversely across, the top,

bottom or ends of a box other desired manner.

My described stays may be of any desired length. In some instances they may be long enough to extend around or from end to end ofa box, or board, While in other instances or carton, or in any at is only necessary to provide stays long enough to reinforce the box-board at the points where the binding strings are located.

Ordinary boxes, cartons and crates of a per become remarkably strong, but lig 1;, packages, for transportation purposes, when reinforced and stiffened by the addition of my described stays and this is the more noticeable when cellular board is used in the manufacture of the boxes, cartons or crates.

Having thus described my invention I claim 1. A reinforcing stay, for boxes and the like articles, consisting of a stri ofrelatively strong non-metallic material having attached thereto a flat cover sheet extending beyond the said strip.

2. A reinforcing stay for boxes and the likearticles,consisting o a strip of relatively stay. The said strong material haviz'i' attached thereto a tended edge portions; said extended portions gliverdsheet with flat un olded extended flexibeing coated with adhesive material.

e e ge POIUOIIS, 3. A reinforcing stay, for boxes and the CHARLES LEWIS 5 like articles, consisting of a strip of relatively Witnesses:

stifi' material having attached thereto and W. T. CHAIIN, combined therewith a cover sheet with ex- FRANK H ALLEN. 

